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The Curse of the Cat People

1944 · 70 min

A gentle, eerie fable that drifts between a child's loneliness and ghostly comfort, more melancholy than frightening.

Directed by
Robert Wise, Gunther von Fritsch
Genres
Fantasy, Drama, Horror
Starring
Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph
Tagline
A tender tale of terror!
Overview
Amy, the young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed, befriends her father's late first wife and an aging, reclusive actress.

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Free in the UK
  • BBC iPlayer
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Directed by
Robert Wise, Gunther von Fritsch
Genres
Fantasy, Drama, Horror
Starring
Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loneliness
  • family
  • identity
  • grief
  • memory
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

Free
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Details

Genres
fantasy, drama, horror
Directed by
Robert Wise, Gunther von Fritsch
Written by
DeWitt Bodeen
Starring
Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph, Ann Carter, Eve March, Julia Dean, Elizabeth Russell, Erford Gage
Music
Roy Webb
Cinematography
Nicholas Musuraca
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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